Andrew is right on (as usual). You have a good chance for a cure, but you won't know for a long time. To that end, I can see that waiting would cause anxiety and, unfortunately, I have nothing to add...

Andrew is correct about the two Californias. While the state generally gets broken into Southern and Northern California, it would likely be more correct to say that one California is along the coast...

bearcatjer...one of our most knowledgable posters is JNF and he's in the Atlanta area and is familiar with the ROs in that area. Hopefully, he'll see your post, but if not you should be able to reach...